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A small plastic pack labeled “Stable #1 inside” with capsules inside floats on the ISS.
Last year, several strains of the extremophile microbes survived a trip to the International Space Station.

Spotlight: Jul 7, 2024

Researchers engineered microbes to withstand extreme conditions, including being formulated into powders or pills. “We're thinking about a broad set of applications, whether it's missions to space, human applications, or agricultural uses,” Giovanni Traverso says.

Jul 7, 2024

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Image: Warren "Woody" Hoburg, NASA